Linda Dubin Garfield, printmaker and mixed media artist, creates visual memoirs based on the mystery of memory and the magic of place. Her love of travel and her creative spirit combine in her work. She creates art based on her visits to far-away exotic places as well as venues closer to home. Nature inspires her work. In this blog dedicated to the ART of travel, she shares with you her travel to beautiful places, and the art it inspires.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Hakone Open Air Museum- Japan

Hakone Open Air Museum

The Hakone Open Air Museum successfully attempts to create a harmonic balance of nature
and art by exhibiting various sculptures on its grounds in combination
with views of the surrounding valley and mountains.

The museum has various different sections and exhibition spaces
outdoors and indoors. The Picasso Exhibition Hall is one such space and
showcases two stories of paintings, sculptures and ceramic works by the
artist in addition to photos of him at various points during his life.

Outside, the verdant lawns of the museum are dotted with abstract
sculptures from Japanese and international artists. One of the larger
pieces is the Symphonic Sculpture. More reminiscent of a tower than a
sculpture, visitors can enter and ascend a spiral staircase surrounded
by colorful stained glass to a viewing platform with views of the park
and the surrounding mountains.

The museum also offers several more exhibition halls with rotating
exhibitions by various artists, shops and cafes that overlook some of
the installations, multiple kids spaces including Zig Zag World where
children can play among a soft art installation, and an outdoor foot
bath.